In the prompt “Anti-Intellectualism and the "Dumbing Down" of America” Ray Williams explains his point of view on society‚ and how we are getting “dumber” also how we are not taught “the right way” anymore. Catherine Liu says “We don’t educate people anymore. We train them to get jobs.” (Williams pg. 2) He also goes to rant on and talk about how our generation now is the dumbest generation‚ and that social media has completely taken control of our lives. To be honest I hate to say it because I am
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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Many people can relate to the feeling of desperately wanting to turn back time‚ but there just is no way to reverse a pregnancy. What Should be Done? Seek a Supreme Court decision that overturns Roe and protects the unborn by banning abortion‚ except when the pregnancy poses a clear threat to the mother’s life. Protect the life of the unborn by passing a law or constitutional amendment (such as the Human Life Amendment) explicitly recognizing that human life exists from the moment of conception
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MANILA‚ Philippines—Liking and sharing libelous material on Facebook and retweeting similarly defamatory content on Twitter would make a netizen liable under the Cybercrime Prevention Act‚ Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Saturday. These are some of the punishable acts prescribed by the new law that makes Republic Act No. 10175 violative of the constitutional provision on free speech‚ said Santiago‚ a former trial court judge and magistrate-in-waiting to the International Court of Justice
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the rivals ......as an anti-sentimental comedy Undoubtedly Sheridan’s purpose in writing “The Rivals” was to entertain the audience by making them laugh and not by making them shed tears. “The Rivals” was written as a comedy pure and simple. Though there are certainly a few sentimental scenes in this play yet they are regarded as a parody of sentimentality. The scenes between Faulkland and Julia are satire on the sentimental comedy which was in fashion in those days and against which Sheridan
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Bass Pro (http://www.basspro.com/) The mission statement of Bass Pro is short and right to the point of what they want to convey and do for their customers. Their mission statement is‚ “To be the leading merchant of outdoor recreational products inspiring people to love‚ enjoy‚ and conserve the great out doors.” They support their mission statement by offering a wide variety of outdoor recreational tools and gear for beginners to experts. They also have very well trained and knowledgeable staff
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Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several
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“Go Away Satan” Anti-Premarital Sex Campaign Willing HU Michigan State University Problem Statement Based upon my personal observations and research regarding premarital sex as well as my knowledge with regard to social marketing‚ I plan to do a campaign about anti premarital sex. I consider it an applicable social marketing campaign for the following reasons. Firstly‚ according to Kotler’s(1971) definition of social problem‚ a specific condition in society‚ which is viewed
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allowable? Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. In 1973 the case of Roe v. Wade legalized abortion throughout the country. There have come to be two sides known as Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. Pro-Life people are against abortion and believe life begins at conception‚ while those who are Pro-Choice believe it is the woman’s body and they have the right to make the decision of what they want to do (Head). Although many believe abortion should be legal in the case of incest and
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Pro Death penalty Men losing their lives‚ women losing their innocence and children living their lives without their parents or living their lives without a family to care for them and love them as they grow up. Over 131.4 million people are born each year and over 55.3 million people die or are killed each year‚ when the death penalty was enforced only half of that amount of people had been killed by murders. So the death penalty should be enforced in more locations. The death penalty has been
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